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Chief Meyers

John Tortes Meyers

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 194 lb.

Born: July 29, 1880 in Riverside, CA
High School: Riverside HS (Riverside, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1909
Teams (by GP): Giants/Robins/Braves 1909-1917

Final Game: October 4, 1917
Died: July 25, 1971 in San Bernardino, CA
Buried: Green Acres Memorial Park, Bloomington, CA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1909 28 NYG NL 90 252 220 15 61 10 5 1 30 3 22 12 .277 .359 .382 .741 129 84 6 4 2
1910 29 NYG NL 127 422 365 25 104 18 0 1 62 5 40 18 .285 .362 .342 .704 106 125 4 13 *2
1911 30 NYG NL 133 439 391 48 130 18 9 1 61 7 25 33 .332 .392 .432 .824 128 169 13 10 *2 MVP-10
1912 31 NYG NL 126 435 371 60 133 16 5 6 54 8 47 20 .358 .441 .477 .918 147 177 8 9 *2 MVP-3
1913 32 NYG NL 120 428 378 37 118 18 5 3 47 7 9 37 22 .312 .387 .410 .797 127 155 9 4 *2 MVP-5
1914 33 NYG NL 134 428 381 33 109 13 5 1 55 4 34 25 .286 .357 .354 .711 115 135 8 5 *2
1915 34 NYG NL 110 323 289 24 67 10 5 1 26 4 4 26 18 .232 .311 .311 .622 92 90 7 1 2
1916 35 BRO NL 80 274 239 21 59 10 3 0 21 2 0 26 15 .247 .336 .314 .650 98 75 6 3 2
1917 36 TOT NL 72 225 200 13 45 7 4 0 7 4 17 11 .225 .292 .300 .592 82 60 2 6 2
1917 36 BRO NL 47 148 132 8 28 3 0 0 3 4 13 7 .212 .283 .235 .518 58 31 0 3 2
1917 36 BSN NL 25 77 68 5 17 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 .250 .311 .426 .737 131 29 2 3 2
9 Yrs 992 3226 2834 276 826 120 41 14 363 44 13 274 174 .291 .367 .378 .744 117 1070 63 55
162 Game Avg. 162 527 463 45 135 20 7 2 59 7 45 28 .291 .367 .378 .744 117 175 10 9
NYG (7 yrs) 840 2727 2395 242 722 103 34 14 335 38 13 231 148 .301 .376 .390 .766 122 935 55 46
BRO (2 yrs) 127 422 371 29 87 13 3 0 24 6 0 39 22 .235 .317 .286 .603 84 106 6 6
BSN (1 yr) 25 77 68 5 17 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 .250 .311 .426 .737 131 29 2 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1909 28 NYG NL 90 252 8 -0 0 -2 4 10 1.2 8 17 1.9 .513 .507 2.1 0.3 19 $ 2
1910 29 NYG NL 127 422 5 -0 0 -2 7 9 1.1 12 21 2.3 .508 .506 2.4 0.6 23 $ *2
1911 30 NYG NL 133 439 15 -1 0 2 7 24 2.3 12 36 3.6 .518 .515 3.5 0.9 34 $ *2 MVP-10
1912 31 NYG NL 126 435 27 -1 0 -1 7 33 3.2 12 45 4.4 .526 .520 4.6 0.6 46 $ *2 MVP-3
1913 32 NYG NL 120 428 15 -1 0 0 7 21 2.3 12 33 3.5 .519 .514 3.5 0.8 33 $5,000 *2 MVP-5
1914 33 NYG NL 134 428 8 -0 0 3 7 18 2.0 12 30 3.2 .516 .513 3.0 1.1 27 $ *2
1915 34 NYG NL 110 323 -1 0 0 2 5 7 0.7 9 16 1.7 .507 .505 1.5 0.9 14 $ 2
1916 35 BRO NL 80 274 1 -0 0 2 5 7 0.9 8 15 1.7 .512 .506 1.4 0.8 13 $ 2
1917 36 BRO NL 47 148 -6 -0 0 0 2 -3 -0.4 4 1 0.0 .491 .497 0.0 0.3 1 $ 2
1917 36 BSN NL 25 77 2 0 0 1 1 5 0.6 2 7 0.8 .523 .504 0.7 0.3 6 $ 2
9 Seasons 992 3226 75 -4 0 5 53 130 13.8 90 220 23.1 .514 .509 22.7 6.6 215 $5,000
NYG (7 yrs) 840 2727 77 -4 0 2 45 121 12.8 76 197 20.6 .516 .512 20.6 5.2 195 $5,000
BRO (2 yrs) 127 422 -5 -0 0 2 7 4 0.5 12 16 1.7 .504 .502 1.4 1.1 14 $
BSN (1 yr) 25 77 2 0 0 1 1 5 0.6 2 7 0.8 .523 .504 0.7 0.3 6 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1909 28 NYG NL 252 163 29 4.8 77 .290 .277 .253 .359 .321 .382 .326 .741 .648 129 .672 7.8 0.9 .723 .218 .105 1.5
1910 29 NYG NL 422 274 44 4.3 88 .298 .285 .263 .362 .337 .342 .348 .704 .686 106 .573 4.3 0.5 .667 .181 .058 1.7
1911 30 NYG NL 439 271 63 6.2 97 .361 .332 .270 .392 .348 .432 .373 .824 .721 128 .694 14.7 1.6 .820 .182 .100 1.8
1912 31 NYG NL 435 247 76 8.2 103 .368 .358 .285 .441 .356 .477 .388 .918 .744 147 .769 26.9 2.7 1.008 .267 .119 6.9
1913 32 NYG NL 428 273 56 5.5 92 .326 .312 .271 .387 .336 .410 .368 .797 .704 127 .670 14.7 1.6 .740 .190 .098 4.2
1914 33 NYG NL 428 277 47 4.6 81 .304 .286 .254 .357 .322 .354 .340 .711 .662 115 .616 8.0 0.9 .665 .168 .068 1.6
1915 34 NYG NL 323 227 26 3.1 77 .244 .232 .250 .311 .312 .311 .335 .622 .647 92 .470 -2.1 -0.2 .544 .170 .080 1.6
1916 35 BRO NL 274 183 24 3.6 80 .263 .247 .257 .336 .315 .314 .342 .650 .657 98 .520 0.9 0.1 .606 .184 .067 .0
1917 36 TOT NL 225 161 17 2.9 78 .238 .225 .256 .292 .313 .300 .338 .592 .650 82 .428 -4.0 -0.5 .535 .180 .075 .0
1917 36 BRO NL 148 107 9 2.3 80 .224 .212 .259 .283 .316 .235 .342 .518 .658 58 .331 -6.2 -0.7 .462 .152 .023 .0
1917 36 BSN NL 77 54 8 4.0 74 .266 .250 .250 .311 .306 .426 .330 .737 .636 131 .582 2.1 0.2 .686 .235 .176
9 Yrs 3226 2076 382 4.9 87 .307 .291 .264 .367 .331 .378 .354 .744 .686 117 .634 71.3 7.6 .712 .194 .086 21.2
162 Game Avg. 527 339 62 4.9 87 .307 .291 .264 .367 .331 .378 .354 .744 .686 117 .634 12 1 .712 .194 .086 3
NYG (7 yrs) 2727 1732 341 5.3 89 .317 .301 .265 .376 .335 .390 .357 .766 .691 122 .656 74.4 7.9 .739 .196 .089 20.5
BRO (2 yrs) 422 290 33 3.1 80 .249 .235 .257 .317 .316 .286 .342 .603 .658 84 .457 -5.3 -0.6 .553 .173 .051 .0
BSN (1 yr) 77 54 8 4.0 74 .266 .250 .250 .311 .306 .426 .330 .737 .636 131 .581 2.1 0.2 .686 .235 .176

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1911 30 NYG NL WS PHA L 6 21 20 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 .300 .286 .400 .686 8 0 0 0 1 0
1912 31 NYG NL WS BOS L 8 32 28 2 10 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 3 .357 .419 .429 .848 12 0 1 1 0 1
1913 32 NYG NL WS PHA L 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1916 35 BRO NL WS BOS L 3 11 10 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .273 .400 .673 4 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (4 Series) 18 68 62 4 18 2 2 0 5 1 2 3 6 .290 .328 .387 .715 24 0 1 1 1 1
4 WS 18 68 62 4 18 2 2 0 5 1 2 3 6 .290 .328 .387 .715 24 0 1 1 1 1

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1909 28 90 252 220 15 61 10 5 1 30 3 22 12 .277 .359 .382 .741 129 84 6 4
1910 29 217 674 585 40 165 28 5 2 92 8 62 30 .282 .361 .357 .718 114 209 10 17
1911 30 350 1113 976 88 295 46 14 3 153 15 87 63 .302 .373 .387 .760 120 378 23 27
1912 31 476 1548 1347 148 428 62 19 9 207 23 134 83 .318 .392 .412 .804 128 555 31 36
1913 32 596 1976 1725 185 546 80 24 12 254 30 9 171 105 .317 .391 .412 .803 128 710 40 40
1914 33 730 2404 2106 218 655 93 29 13 309 34 9 205 130 .311 .385 .401 .786 126 845 48 45
1915 34 840 2727 2395 242 722 103 34 14 335 38 13 231 148 .301 .376 .390 .766 122 935 55 46
1916 35 920 3001 2634 263 781 113 37 14 356 40 13 257 163 .297 .372 .383 .756 120 1010 61 49
1917 36 992 3226 2834 276 826 120 41 14 363 44 13 274 174 .291 .367 .378 .744 117 1070 63 55

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1909 28 94 274 237 19 71 12 6 1 37 3 26 13 .300 .385 .414 .799 36 90
1910 29 133 450 388 29 115 20 0 1 71 6 44 19 .296 .374 .356 .730 51 127
1911 30 138 454 405 49 134 19 9 1 62 7 26 34 .331 .390 .430 .819 64 133
1912 31 133 450 385 58 133 16 5 6 53 8 47 21 .345 .427 .460 .887 74 126
1913 32 125 453 399 41 127 19 5 3 52 8 40 23 .318 .394 .414 .808 64 120
1914 33 139 463 409 41 127 15 6 1 69 5 40 26 .311 .384 .384 .768 58 134
1915 34 114 352 312 32 81 12 6 1 35 5 31 19 .260 .342 .346 .688 35 110
1916 35 83 298 257 27 70 12 4 0 27 2 31 16 .272 .366 .350 .716 31 80
1917 36 75 243 215 17 54 8 5 0 9 5 20 11 .251 .321 .335 .656 23 72
9 Yrs 1034 3437 3007 313 912 133 46 14 415 49 305 182 .303 .380 .392 .772 436 992
162 Game Avg. 162 538 471 49 143 21 7 2 65 8 48 29 .303 .380 .392 .772 68 992

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1911 NL (10, 17%)
1912 NL (3, 39%)
1913 NL (5, 31%)
0.87 Career Shares (287th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1911 NL  3.6 (8th)
1912 NL  4.4 (6th)
1913 NL  3.5 (10th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1912 NL  4.6 (4th)
1913 NL  3.5 (9th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1911 NL  0.9 (8th)
1914 NL  1.1 (8th)
1915 NL  0.9 (10th)
1916 NL  0.8 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1911 NL  .332 (3rd)
1912 NL  .358 (2nd)
1913 NL  .312 (7th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1911 NL  .392 (9th)
1912 NL  .441 (1st)
1913 NL  .387 (7th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1912 NL  .477 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1911 NL  .824 (9th)
1912 NL  .918 (2nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1912 NL  147 (2nd)
1913 NL  127 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1912 NL  27 (6th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1912 NL  2.7 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1911 NL  .694 (7th)
1912 NL  .769 (2nd)
1913 NL  .670 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1911 NL  13 (5th)
1912 NL  8 (5th)
1913 NL  9 (2nd)
1914 NL  8 (8th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1910 NL  20.3 (6th)
Career  16.3 (231st)

AB per HR s c a p y
1912 NL  61.8 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1915 NL  born 1880-07-29 (9th)
1916 NL  born 1880-07-29 (9th)
1917 NL  born 1880-07-29 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 15 (1187), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 25 (686), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1505), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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